Carlos Miguel (footballer, born 1998)

Carlos Miguel
Carlos Miguel with Palmeiras in 2025
Personal information
Full name Carlos Miguel dos Santos Pereira
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998
Place of birth Rio das Ostras, Brazil
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 1
Youth career
2015–2016 Flamengo
2016–2018 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Internacional 0 (0)
2020 → Santa Cruz (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Boa Esporte (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2024 Corinthians 14 (0)
2024–2025 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2025– Palmeiras 41 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Carlos Miguel dos Santos Pereira (born 9 October 1998), known as Carlos Miguel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras.

Club career

Internacional

Born in Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Miguel began his career at Flamengo before joining Internacional's youth setup in 2016.[1] On 9 December 2019, he was loaned to Santa Cruz for the season.[2]

Carlos Miguel left Santa on 8 October 2020, after failing to make a single appearance,[3] and moved to Boa Esporte also in a temporary deal on 20 January 2021.[4] He made his senior debut on 12 March, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Mineiro home win over Coimbra.

Carlos Miguel returned to Inter in April 2021, after eight appearances for Boa,[5] but terminated his contract with the club on 11 August.[6]

Corinthians

Carlos Miguel with Corinthians in 2023

On 27 August 2021, Carlos Miguel signed a contract with Corinthians until December 2023.[7] Playing second-string to club legend Cássio, he made his first team – and Série A – debut on 24 July 2022, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win over Atlético Mineiro.[8]

Nottingham Forest

On 9 July 2024, Carlos Miguel signed for English Premier League club Nottingham Forest for around £3.4m.[9]

Palmeiras

On 19 August 2025, after just one season in Nottingham Forest, where he didn't played a single league game, Carlos Miguel returned to Brazil to play for Palmeiras.[10]

Personal life

Carlos Miguel's father José Cláudio was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He represented Botafogo in the 1970s before being murdered in Macaé when Carlos Miguel was seven. His brother Júnior also played football as a youth.[1]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santa Cruz 2020 Série C 000000——00
Boa Esporte 2021 Série D 0080———80
Corinthians 2021 Série A 00—00——00
2022 200000—0020
2023 202000—5[d]090
2024 602030—3[e]0140
Total 1004030—80250
Nottingham Forest 2024–25 Premier League 00—2010—30
Palmeiras 2025 Série A 90———3[f]0120
2026 22010030—7[f]0420
Total 31010030—100540
Career total 4102208010180900
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  3. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores

Honours


Corinthians
Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Novo goleiro do Corinthians viveu tragédia familiar na infância e agora segue o sonho do pai" [New Corinthians goalkeeper lived family tragedy in childhood and now follows his father's dream] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Santa Cruz acerta com goleiro Carlos Miguel, do Internacional" [Santa Cruz sign with goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, from Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sem oportunidade no gol, Carlos Miguel deixa o Santa Cruz" [Without opportunities in goal, Carlos Miguel leaves Santa Cruz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Boa Esporte anuncia empréstimo de novo goleiro para temporada" [Boa Esporte announce loan of new goalkeeper for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Varginha Online. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Destaque no Mineiro, goleiro Carlos Miguel deixa o Boa Esporte para voltar ao Internacional" [Spotlight in the Mineiro, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel leaves Boa Esporte to return to Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Goleiro Carlos Miguel está de saída do Inter" [Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is leaving Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Corinthians acerta a contratação do goleiro Carlos Miguel" [Corinthians sign goalkeeper Carlos Miguel] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Carlos Miguel estreia, recebe mensagens de Cássio e pode ter nova chance no Corinthians" [Carlos Miguel debuts, receives messages from Cássio and may have a new chance at Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Millar, Colin (9 July 2024). "Nottingham Forest complete signing of goalkeeper Carlos Miguel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Miguel completes move to Palmeiras". Nottingham Forest. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Carlos Miguel at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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